Tag: Pennsylvania
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Longwood Gardens: a Photo Essay
I’m still on the topic of fall break. (I surely know how to use my vacation days well.) Well, here we are at our final destination: Longwood Gardens. I have heard of this place for some time now so it was about time to go. Started as a Quaker home, turned forest, turned wealthy summer […]
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Oh the Places You Can Go… With a Library Pass
Last week I mentioned that I have been doing a summer of field trips. A segment of these summer adventures have been made possible by the passes that are available to be checked out from the Lancaster Library system. If you are a Lancaster resident, this is worth checking out! If not, these places are […]
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A Summer of Field Trips
This summer I decided to do a summer of field trips. I currently live in Lancaster county Pennsylvania, but I’m not from here. This means that I didn’t grow up exploring all the local history and beauty around here (obviously). I decided that I would stay stateside this summer (as opposed to my wild ride […]
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Philadelphia: Where History Meets City
I first met Philadelphia some 7 years ago as a tourist, visiting a prospective grad school program. I ended up moving to New York but have always enjoyed Philly as a day trip adventure destination. Now that I live in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and I have become better acquainted and I’m always adding to my list […]
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Meeting in the Middle: Pittsburgh
Last October my dear sister Vanessa turned 25 and it was decided that this was worthy of a little celebration, so I drove west and my female family members drove east, with the exception of my sister-in-law, as she was weeks from her due date. With all this driving, we met up in Pittsburgh. My […]